Until recently, I'd leave the office for my half-hour lunch. Maybe take a walk around campus. Maybe just hit the food court to grab something to eat. But I realized this week that it's just too darn cold to venture far from my little nook . . . and it will be until March or even April.
I'm settling in for the winter. Officially.
Drinking a ridiculous amount of Red Zinger tea; feasting on my lunch of PB&J, string cheese, and my daily apple; and knitting. I'm actually quite terrible at knitting. You should see my form: I sit with one needle in between my knees and use the other to feverishly craft the same sloppy scarf over and over again. (Note: I make sure to keep my door closed during this activity -- so my coworkers, except those reading this post, won't think I'm strange.) I did learn the stocking stitch at one point . . . but it's too difficult for me to remember what row I'm on at any given time.
I've found that I enjoy spending my lunch crafting. I, like you, I'm sure, don't get much time to do it -- so it's also fulfilling in that I'm making good use of my (small) break.
My questions for you all: What do you do for lunch? Have any suggestions on how to better spend that bit of respite in the middle of a busy day? Have any projects you're working on? Any great lunch recipes -- something quick and easy -- that makes those last four hours fly by? And knitters out there . . . do you have any suggestions for me? I'd like to move beyond the scarf at some point in my life!
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Lately I've been dragging embroidery and hand-sewing projects with me everywhere. My sister-in-law's quilt (which I just finished) has been through four states, several doctor/dentist's waiting rooms, and many heated Scrabble games. It can only add character and meaning to the finished thing, right?
Exactly right, Kristina! I was thinking -- we should get together sometime and have a craft night or something!
My suggestion for getting better at knitting is to challenge yourself! There are millions of free patterns online. When I decided to make hats last year, I'd never used circular needles and had never heard of some of the techniques needed for the pattern. But I discovered http://www.knittinghelp.com/, which has FREE instructional videos! Let me tell you, it was so rewarding to figure out some more advanced techniques and turn a ball of yarn into something other than a scarf or washcloth.
Oh, and another tip (which may be common knowledge to more advanced knitters): if you have trouble remembering which row you're on, you can use those little plastic stitch markers. I have a set in blue, pink, and white. So, when I was making the hats last year, I'd use, for example, a white marker at the end of an odd row, and a pink marker at the end of an even row. And I'd always complete the day's knitting at an easy-to-remember row (or at least write down what row I was on).
Thanks, Linds! Great suggestions. And you're right, I need to challenge myself. I did once make a pillow . . . and a weird half halter top. Hahah. I'll have to show you sometime. WE should ALSO have a crafting party. Or maybe a cookie-making party. Or just any kind of party where we get to spend time together.
My office is INCREDIBLY relaxed, so any given moment is like a lunch hour. With all this time I've started well, blogging! haha! But other then that I've started to make jewelery- nothing too fancy, but I'm smitten with it!
Today's project: hand made invitations for New Years Day lunch for the fam.
LB
I'm lucky to live close enough to work that I can go home over lunch. I'm not a knitter, so no tips for you there.... ha!
I have spent quite a few lunch hours in my car listening to Public Radio Exchange (PRX) on Sirius XM, which is basically a collection of individual pieces contributed by random radio stations and people. I happened on it one day and it was fascinating listening to people tell their stories. Sometimes they are really out there, but it's better than another 60 minutes rehashing the same sound bites about Afghanistan. I can only take so much.
LizzieBeth: Can I come work with you?! That sounds amazing! Can't wait to see the invites. Are you going to post them???
Micah: I used to live seriously 1 minute (driving) from work. And I'd walk to and from every day! It was great -- so I'm jealous.
Sarah L.: Ooo. I'm a fan of public radio too. Haven't heard PRX, but that sounds like a good time!
Ashley--sounds like a good idea for a Freekend! We could use scrap craft materials and use our creativity to come up with something new and fun, or raid the kitchen and invent new recipes . . .
Let's do it, Lindsey!!!
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